Code Violation Reporting in Shreveport, LA (2026)
2 verified code violation reporting rules for Shreveport, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
How to Report
Reporting a property-standards violation in Shreveport doesn't require ownership or a lease. Section 38-82(3)a lets any person ask the department of property standards to send an inspector to the exterior of any occupied or unoccupied dwelling, premises or property in the city to check for a violation of chapter 38. Tenants get a separate, more involved path to request an interior inspection.
Shreveport: Anyone Can Request A Code Inspection
Light RestrictionsShreveport Code of Ordinances § 38-82(3)a
Request for exterior inspection. Any person may request the department of property standards to initiate an exterior inspection of any occupied or unoccupied dwelling, dwelling unit, premises or property located within the corporate limits of the city to determine whether a violation of any provision of this chapter exits.
Response Times
When someone complains about an inoperable vehicle sitting on a Shreveport property, the department of property standards doesn't just issue a warning and move on. Section 38-31(c) requires it to serve written notice of the violation and gives the person in possession of the vehicle, or the property owner, exactly ten days from receipt to bring it into compliance, with an appeal right to the environmental court.
Shreveport Gives Ten Days To Fix Vehicle Violations
Some RestrictionsShreveport Code of Ordinances § 38-31(c)
Whenever a complaint is made to the department of property standards, or the department of property standards becomes aware of a violation of this section, the department of property standards shall cause to be served upon the person in possession of the vehicle or the owner of the real property upon which such inoperable vehicle is located, a written notice which shall inform such person of th...